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Christopher Cantwell

There are lots of articles and essays of interest to modern Pagans out there, sometimes more than I can write about in-depth in any given week. So The Wild Hunt must unleash the hounds in order to round them all up.

I was interviewed at the Current network’s news blog about the struggle for acceptance by religious minorities in America, and how the media plays a role in that process. Quote: “Journalistic coverage of minority faiths has huge impacts on how we are perceived and accepted by the mainstream […] Every minority religion has gone through this crucible of being demonized in the media or willfully misunderstood, and having to create their own media and become proactive before they’re able to shift discussions.” Also interviewed is Yeshe Rabbit and Matt Deos/Bozanfè Bon Oungon, be sure to check it out!

In another update of a story I’ve previously reported on M. Macha NightMare (Aline O’Brien), a co-founder of the Reclaiming tradition, who recently publicly split with the tradition, is sharing her reasoning at her personal blog. Quote: “When I get home and begin reflecting on my experiences, I feel battered. I truly do. I don’t really know how to process it. During the following months I do tell some of my Reclaiming colleagues who weren’t there about my experience. I vow never to go again.”

At the Religion in American History blog, Christopher Cantwell considers the recent shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, and examines American pluralism in its wake. Quote: “How do we, as scholars, educators, and advocates of American religious history approach and address such incidents as well as the larger issues of hate and misunderstanding they reveal? How do we utilize our classrooms, research, and writing to create spaces that recognize and understand the fears and vulnerabilities of a Wade Page while simultaneously diffusing them?”